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If A Posteriori knowledge is knowing by either Empirical Evidence, or by Experience,?
then how can the atheist claim a total lack of "evidence" for God?
If the Christian maintains evidence by experience, shouldn't the atheist then claim a lack of experience, and not a lack of evidence?
4 Answers
- Yorkshire LassLv 67 years agoFavorite Answer
There are those who are too proud to recognise that some people have very real experiences of God. Their narrow argument is -
"If it has not happened to me it is false, and the stuff of imagination, or even insanity!"
This includes a certain group of Christians - those who mentally accept the main Truths of the Gospel and the life, death and resurrection of Jesus but have not been spiritually awakened to receive amazing experiences - they too can be sceptical and disbelieve the testimony (like my husband's) who have powerful life-changing visions and also incredible or prophetic spiritual dreams.
- Anonymous7 years ago
A hallucination in your head is not evidence to anyone but you.
Like all the NDEs people claim are religious experiences. Easily explained by science, yet the religious all claim they "saw the light1", LMAO. A hallucination inspired by an oxygen-starved brain misfiring and shutting down is not a religious experience. It is very normal, and any dojo (Japanese martial art school) can demonstrate that for you if you wish.
Come on down, I would love to "show you the light".
- 7 years ago
I have experienced the actual vision of the sun near the eastern ohrizon in the morning, higher in the sky later in the day, and near the western horizon at dinnertime. So have you.
And yet, for some unGodly reason, I do not accept this as proof that the God known as Apollo is hauling it across the sky in His chariot.
I have experienced hearing the sound of thunder, during storms.
And yet, for some unGodly reason, I do not accept this as proof that the God known as Thor is smashing about with His mighty hammer.
I have experienced seeing news reports of the deadly radiation leaking from the damaged Fukushima reactor.
And yet, for some unGodly reason, I do not accept this as proof that the God known as Neptune snet a tsunami to punish Japan for slaughtering His beloved whales.
I have experienced seeing televised reports of the millions of dollars taken in by Peter Popoff Ministries.
And yet, for some unGodly reason, I do not accept this as proof that the God known as Jesus is rewarding Peter for spreading the Gospel.
Here's Peter!
- Anonymous7 years ago
It's possible for people to experience delusions you know?!
The real question is what is the quality of the empirical evidence that Christians have for belief in god... the answer is that it is sh*t quality! I wouldn't even call it evidence, let alone empirical evidence.